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ع ض ه ل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of sealing or closing something tightly, specifically the mouth or opening of a container. It also carries a secondary meaning of neglecting or abandoning something.

Derived headwords

عَضْهَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to seal tightlyclassical

    To seal the mouth or opening of something, such as a bottle, very tightly.

أَهْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to neglectboth

    To neglect, abandon, or disregard something.

عَلْهَضَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to seal itclassical

    This is presented as a variant or inverted form of 'عَضْهَلَ', meaning to seal the mouth of something.

Parallel reading

عضهل القارورة، أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني، وفي اللسان: أي صم رأسها، كعلهضها، قلت: وهو مقلوب.
He sealed the bottle tightly; al-Jawhari and al-Sagani neglected it (i.e., did not mention it). In Lisan al-Arab: meaning to seal its mouth, like 'al'hadaha'. I say: and it is an inversion.
أي صم رأسها
meaning to seal its mouth
كعلهضها
like 'al'hadaha'
وهو مقلوب
and it is an inversion